Leaving the heat on??
Hi; We are leaving for the Southwest United States for 6 months from Oct. to April & we have a question; we plan on turning our hot water down to the vacation mode (someone will be here at least once...
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D&E Johnson wrote:
We also set out thermostat to 10c. In addition, we empty the hot water heater, turn off the well pump and drain, and then blow out the water lines with an air compressor. Our lines would freeze here in Shelburne Ontario. We unplug all appliances, empty the fridge and freezer and leave the doors open. You never know when and how long the power could be off in a storm. We also have a neighbor check the house couple times a week.We have no, to the house mail delivery, but another neighbor collects our mail from the super boxes and sends me what I need once a month.
+1 on the possibility of loosing power!
Now I shut off all power to the house. Eight years in a row I had broken pipes when I got back, thinking if I left the heat on, it would all be OK. Power was lost every year long enough freeze and break them. (I know, I'm a slow learner...), now they get blown out, and RV anitfreeze pumped through them. I save a bunch on heating cost also.
I have a deep submersible pump (200 foot), and two pressure tanks that are burried below the frost line, so they are no problem. I just drain the hot water tank, and throw the breaker for the pump.
I plumbed in a pump for the antifreeze, just like thats in the RV.
